Mold for slug-casting machines.



H. A. W. WOOD.

MOLD FOR. SLUG CASTING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 28. 1907.

1,082,059, Patented Dec. 23, 1913.

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Patented Dec. 23, 1913.

"UNITED STATES FATE-N T OFFICE.

HENRY A, WISE WOOD, 01 NEW YORK, N. Y.. ASSIGNOR T WOOD do NATHAN.COMIANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

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, Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 23. 1 913.

Application filed September 28, 1907. Serial No. 394,954.

Ton?! whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, Hnxnr A. VVrsn \Yoon, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Xew York; in the county of New York and State of NewYork. have invented a new and useful Mold for Slug-Casting Machines, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved form of mold for use in connectionwith type casting machines. especially those in which a full line oftype faces is cast in one piece.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a constructionwhereby the line can be cast efliciently either in one piece or seetionsas desired.

As type-casting machines of this character are at present constructed,when it is desired to insert column-rules, recesses are cast in thelines at points where the rules are to be inserted. The difficulties inkeeping the recesses in alinement, and in inserting and holding therules constitute serious objections to this method. Furthermore, when itis necessary to make corrections, the rules have to be removed beforethe slug reouiring correction may be taken out. Another way of operationwhen it is desired to insert column-rules is to cast printing 'facesrepresenting sections of column rules on the faces of the slugs. This,however, has proven unsatisfactory, as these faces do not line up wellin the form, and the printed line is interrupted and uneven. Also incasting a full line of type when an error has been made, it isnecessaryto reset and recast a complete line, which results in seriousdelays which are important in'the class of work to which this machine isespecially adapt-ed.

The principal objects of this invention are to provide, means forovercoming" these objections. To provide a mold in which a line can becast in sections of any desired size so as to improve the operation ofmachines of this character for ordinary work, and especially inconnection with tabulated work where the lines are intersected by columnrules, one or more dividing pieces are provided. These are so arrangedthat they may be inserted. in the mold where it is desired to place thecolumn-rules so that logotypes of the desired length may be produced.The dividing pieces may be of the same width as thecolumn-rulies, and inthis way the full capacity of the m ld is maintained. It is to heunderstood moreover that the invention contemplates the casting ofindividual letters or other combinations of letters and logotypes. forgeneral work preferably by inserting the dividing pieces between eachtwo adjacent letters or at any desired points along the mold.

Although the invention is capable of general use, it is particularlyadvantageous when the machine is employed for tabulated work where thelines are generally long and errors frequently occur. Asa matter of factin practice the necessity for insertingsand resetting a line for eacherror and removing the rules before a slug can be taken out makesline-casting machines impractical for this particular class of work.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing which shows apreferred form of the invention. and in which- Figure 1 is an elevationof a mold suitable for application to an ordinary line castingmachine'showing a preferred form of the present improvements. Fig. 2 isan end elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective'view of a dividingpiece adapted to be placed in the mold. Fig. 4 is a perspective view ofa filling piece. Fig. 5 is a plan showing a special form of ejectorwhich may be employed with this mold. Fig. 6 is an elevation of the sameshowing the mold in section, and Fig. 7 is a perspective view of one ofthe ejector blades.

The mold as usual in this type of machine comprises a body portion 10designed to be fixed. to a carrying disk, 9 and provided with guides 11to hold the cap 12 in position. The liners 13 are arranged at the endsof the mold spaces in a Well-known manner.

In order to provide for dividing up the mold space or cavity into aplurality of spaces of the same or different sizes so that thelogotypes, single letters. or the like may be cast therein, a series ofdividing pieces D are provided comprising plates 14 adapted to extendentirely across the mold space or cavity so as to out OK one side fromthe other and divide the mold into two or more independent mold spaces.In order to provide for holding these dividing pieces in position, eachone is constructed with a body 15 and with a projection 16 of dove-tailor any other convenient shape. In the Wall of the mold, preferably inthe cap, is" formed a space 17 and filling pieces.

extending-along the mold and bounded on one side by the original moldspace or cavity. This space 17 is of the same cross-section as thebodies- 15, so that these bodies may rest in this'longitudinal spacewithout projecting into the mold cavity, the surfaces 18 of these bodiesthus constituting the surface of the mold space or cavity, and. beinglocated exactly in the plane in which the wall of the old form of moldwould be. located. In-

a similar manner a groove 20 is cut at the rear ofthe space 17, and isof such shape, dove-tailed, in the present instance, as to hold theprojection 16 in a similar'way. It will, of course, be obvious, thatwhen these spacing pieces are 'lziced in position it will bc'necessaryto fill of the space 1? and groove 20, and this is done by means ofspacingblocks S each havin a. body 22 fitting in the space 17 and aprojection 23 fitting in the groove 20. This body and projection are ofthe same shape as the/body 15 and the projection 16 respectively, andthe bottom surfaces 24 of the fillingpieces constitute a portion of onewall of themold. The dividing and filling pieces are mzide of a numberof different lengths, preferably varying in accord once with thepoint-system or in'uny other way according to the kind of work which isbeing done. in this way b rearranging them, slugs of any desired length.can be produced in the mold.

The filling and dividing pieces are held in position in the mold by anydesired means;

that shown consistin of a elem in her 25 set in a recess 26 in the frontof thecap end held in position by screws orthe like 27. The lower edge28 otthis clamping bar engages in recesses 29 and 30 respectively on thefront upper corners of the dividing When it is desired to rearrange-the.dividing aieces; the clamping lmr'25is removed and tie sections may thenreadilybe taken out and replaced. in the de sired way. The bodies 15 ofthe'dividing' piecesmey conveniently be or a. Width equel I to that of aplate 14: plus that of thesmol lit) est type matrix whichis employed onthe machine in order to' ermit the production of single types by peeingthese dividing.

the spacing pieces be- Or dividing pieces provided having bodies ofsired width. In order to eject these ty es, linoty'pies, or logotypesfrom the mol e special form of ejector is preferably emmay be ployed,indicated most clearly; in Fig; 5.

This ejector fie-made u of e. plurality of ejector blades 49, theseblades be ng" or verying widths to correspond with the widths of thespacing and filling pieces, and each gitu incl ii-shaped grooves 41 onone up the remainder onelpreferably" being filled with small lon v nipso that each blade section may always be so as to enter the spaces. Thesections of the ejector blade are connected with the e ector "mechanism42 in such a manner that the several sections may be located withrespect to each other in accordance with the mold spaces left in themold by the dividing pieces. In order that this may be done, the ejectorblades are ezich shown as provided with a transverse groove 43 on oneface into all of which fits a pivoted bar 49 mounted on the slidingmember 42 of the ejector mechanism. A spring 45 is mounted on the member4-2 to hold the bar 49 in operative position. A fixed guide 50 hasridges 51 to enter the grooves 41 and guide theejector blades properlyinto the mold spaces. The ends of the blades have slanting surfaces vextending nearly to the grooves 43 to assist in guiding the bar49 intothe grooves.

In operation the mold having been set up' as above set forth and broughtto position in the usual way, and the metal having been introduced intothe mold as is well understood, when the mold is broughlhto ejectingposition, the ejecting slide "42 moves f orward, and with it the severalblades-40.

These pass through the mold in the usual" usual to have the mold locatedinv'ert ical position when llie ejecti1ig operation is performed, it beforced from the mold, passing between trimming knives 46 and 47, whenthey move i I .1 I another, and rest on a ledge 48 formed on out. ofcontact with these "they fall one on way and eject the several castings.As. it is will be seen that all the slugs will the trimming knife 46.From this position they are delivered in any desired way.

vention single types, logotypes or linotypes 'iniiy be produced atWlll'itlld especially in coliu'nns. This is of great adventng'e in'ordinnry work as when correctionshnvetobe made, only a single slug hastopbeiremoved to makethe correction and it-ijs-notneces.

connection with tabulated work where-the lines are intersected bycolumn-rulesg ashas been described above.

It will be seen that by the iiseof this-in- I p While I have illustratedand described a-' preferred form of the invention, I 'am aware that manymodifications'iney be made .there'- 1n. by' 'eny person skilled in theart without T dep'zirting from the scope of the invention-es" expressedin the claims notwish to be limitedtotheparticular Therefore, I doform'shown', but

What do'claim 1s:--,

1. 1 slug dusting mold having a space one wall "thereof, dividing pieceshsvcities fitting-1n said space, and specie. L

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:pieces also fitting in said space, the dividand a dove-tailed groove atthe rear of said space, dividing pieces, spacin pieces each having abody of the same s ape as said space, and a dove-tailed projectionfitting said groove, said spacing pieces being located between thebodies of said dividing pieces, and serving to regulate their distancefrom each other.

3. In a slug casting mold, the combination of a body portion adapted tobe fixed to a disk or mold Wheel, a cap spaced from the body portion toprovide a mold cavity, and having a recess along the front thereof, saidcap having a space along said mold cavity, and a dove-tailed groove atthe rear of said space, dividing pieces each having a projection fittingsaid groove, spacing pieces each having a dove-tailed projection fittingsaid groove, said spacing pieces being located between the bodies ofsaid dividing pieces and serving to regulate their distance from eachother, and a clamping bar located in the recess in said cap andprojecting in front of said dovetailed projection for clamping thespacing and dividing pieces in position on the cap.

4. In a slug casting mold, the combination of dividing pieces andspacing pieces therefor, the said dividing and spacing pieces havingbodies located in alinement along one side of the mold cavity andtogether constituting one :wall thereof, said dividing pieces havingrelatively thin plates projecting from their bodies across the moldcavity.

In a slug casting mold, the combination of dividing pieces. spacingpieces therefor, said dividing and spacing pieces having bodies of thesame cross section and being located in alinement along one side of themold cavity and together constituting one wall thereof and the dividingpieces having relatively thin plates projecting from their bodies acrossthe mold, means for holding said bodies in alinement adjacent to themold cavity, and means for locking said dividing and spacing pieces inposition.

('5. In a slug casting mold, the combination of a body portion adaptedto be fixed to a disk or mold wheel, a cap spaced from the body portionto provide a mold cavity, and having a recess along the front thereof,said cap having a space along said mold cavity and a. dovwtailwl grooveat the rear of said space, dividing pieces each having a body fittingsaid space, .a projection fitting said groove, and a plate. extendingacross the mold spacebetwee'n the cap and 'body'of the mold, spacingpieces each having a body of the same shape as said space, and adovetailed projection fitting said 'groo'v'e, said spacing pieces beinglocated between the bodies of said dividing pieces and serving toregulate their distance from each other, and a clamping bar located inthe recess in said cap and projecting in front of said dove-tailedprojection for clamping the spacing and dividing pieces in position onthe cap.

7. A dividing iece for a slug casting mold comprising a ho y adapted toform part of the top of the mold, a dove-tailed projection on the top ofsaid body, and a plate on the bottom of the body adapted to extendacross the mold.

8. The combination with a mold adapted to cast a plurality of separatetypes or slugs, of an ejector comprising a reciprocatory member and aplurality of ejector blades each having a groove, all of said groovesbeing arranged in transverse alinement, and a holding bar transverselypivoted with respect to said reciprocating member and adapted to enterthe grooves and hold the ejector blades in position.

9. In a device of the character described, the combination of a moldarranged to cast a plurality of separate types or slugs, with an ejectorcomprising a movable member, a transverse holding bar connected to andmovable therewith, and a plurality of ejector blades each having acontinuous transverse groove for receiving said bar at any point thereofto hold the said blades in any desired positions along the bar, wherebythe motion of said movable member will move all of said blades in anyadjusted pos tions thereof along the bar.

10. The combination with a mold adapted to cast a plurality of separatetypes or slugs, of an ejector comprising a reciprocating member, a barpivotally mounted thereon, a. spring for holding said bar, and aplurality of ejector blades each having a groove adapted to be engagedbysaid bar. i

11. An ejector blade for a slug casting mold, having a transverse groovenear one end thereof, a slanting surface between the groove and theadjacent end, and a plurality of small V-shaped grooves on the facethereof.

12. The combination with a mold for easting slugs of a guide plateadjacent thereto having parallel ridges thereon, and an ejector bladehaving corresponding grooves adapted to be guided into the mold by saidridges.

13. A linotype mold comprising cap and body portions with anintermediate longitudinal mold slot open at the front and rear,partitions having bodies and projecting plates located in the mold andslidable indeadapted 1nd Having bodies of the 5 1n cross tlons an 7 Intes for insertion between the partitions, e

same slze and shape ble filling pieces section as the bodies of thepartid registering therewith. timonywhereof I have hereunto set my hand,in the presence of two subscribing wltnesses.

' H. A. WISE WOOD Witnesses MARY E. MQOADDEN, ANNIE B. WALTERS.

